72980 ÷ 2 = 36490 R0
We're going to perform division on 72980 with 2 as the divisor.

Step 1:
2 goes into 7 3 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 3 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 3
Subtract 6 from 7 to get 1.
Bring next digit (2) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 12 / 2

Step 2:
2 goes into 12 6 times with a remainder of 0.
Write down 6 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 36
Subtract 12 from 12 to get 0.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 0 and repeat the process: 9 / 2

Step 3:
2 goes into 9 4 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 4 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 364
Subtract 8 from 9 to get 1.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 18 / 2

Step 4:
2 goes into 18 9 times with a remainder of 0.
Write down 9 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 3649
Subtract 18 from 18 to get 0.
Bring next digit (0) of the dividend behind the 0 and repeat the process: 0 / 2

Step 5:
2 goes into 0 0 times with a remainder of 0.
Write down 0 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 36490
Subtract 0 from 0 to get 0.

The final result is 36490 with a remainder of 0.